Massachusetts Bay Colony, Home of the Puritans - 1630
The Pilgrims were the first group of people to leave England due to the fact that they wanted to be free from being part of a church that was controlled by the King. Another group came over as well, but their goal was to bring about reform in the church. They were called the Puritans. They wanted to 'purify' the Church of England. So they came over to this new land under the leadership of Tom Endicott in 1628. They came to New England and settled the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
In 1630, John Winthrop became governor of the colony. He led 1,000 + Puritans to Boston. He wanted to build a society that would be a model for Europe. He also believed that the England should have received divine punishment because of the unfaithfulness of the Anglican Church, which was in much need of reform. John Cotton established laws and government with were consistent with Biblical law.
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